''Stolidoptera'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Sphingidae. The genus was erected by
Walter Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...
and
Karl Jordan in 1903.
Species
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Stolidoptera cadioui''
Haxaire, 1997
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Stolidoptera tachasara
''Stolidoptera tachasara'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.
Distribution
It is found in Mexico and Central America, as well as Venezuela in northern South America. It has also been spotted in Bolivia ...
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( H. Druce, 1888)
References
Dilophonotini
Moth genera
Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
Taxa named by Karl Jordan
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